Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2006 relating to the financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Berry Petroleum Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.